BeechTalk - BT - MU-2 hoses replacement

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2018, 21:47

Do any MU-2 guys know what the complete hose replacement (10 year) cost is on a Solitaire? I took a test flight in one today and really liked it but this popped up on the report. I'm not sure I want one of these yet but I am doing my due diligence.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2018, 22:13

Username Protected wrote:

Do any MU-2 guys know what the complete hose replacement (10 year) cost is on a Solitaire? I took a test flight in one today and really liked it but this popped up on the report. I'm not sure I want one of these yet but I am doing my due diligence.

It’s not ridiculous. I don’t recall exactly, I will try to find data, but I remember thinking that it made one inspection a bit more but not crazy.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2018, 23:11

Solitaire rules. Buy it.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 07 Dec 2018, 08:54

The Solitaire is an industrial quality man's airplane with lots of buttons and switches to keep one fully engaged. I thought the Garrett Salute was some sort of urban legend but alas it is real; perhaps out of jealousy.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 07 Dec 2018, 10:06

I just got off the phone with the service guys. The annual inspections are flat rated around $6,500 and the hose replacement was actually already done at the 10 year inspection just not recorded on the tracking sheet. Regardless, it's not an expensive thing.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 07 Dec 2018, 14:34

MU2s are hard to beat. All the Solitaires on the market have been there a long time and don't seem to be moving. I'd love to upgrade and go 300kts but not for twice the money. I did stumble on a used G600 with synthetic vision and will be adding that to mine as soon as the shop can get me in.....unless some airplane junkie (Michael) wants to buy my perfect F before hand...

Username Protected · **Posted:** 07 Dec 2018, 14:39

Are you on a Power by Hour program ?

The hoses are all teflon , no replacement req

On condition

Firewall to engine ?

Next there are brake and gear hoses also.

My uncle had a early model back in 1973 ( P ), Crownair San diego was the shop

Funny, years later I know do the various stuff for them

GB

Username Protected · **Posted:** 07 Dec 2018, 17:15

To my knowledge hose replacement on a schedule applies to King Airs and not too most of the other twin tprops.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 07 Dec 2018, 17:26

That's because oem Beech was mil-h-8794 rubber

With and without firesleeve , when you see a C spec on the beech part what does that mean ?

I was doing Beechcraft West Van Nuys hoses in the late 80 's

It's called a five year inspection....

Still doing some early Lear stuff for others also

So you tell me more please ?

:popcorn:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 09 Dec 2018, 11:54

We did the 10 year last year with hose replacement.
It added about $2k to the entire process.
If I recall that 10 year is regarding refrigeration hoses specifically.

I can pull the Mx Requirements Page if you like.

Brake lines and engine hoses are separate items.

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Looking at the Mx Reqs book there are a bunch of 10 year items. We already had out engines off and outer wing panels off for the 8500 inspection and I think there were some fuel hoses done.

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